So far, the state has paid nearly $112,000 to the law firms to represent DeSantis and other Florida officials in a class action lawsuit. This is on top of the nearly $1.6 million paid for the flights.
Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director of the Boston nonprofit Lawyers for Civil Rights, which filed the lawsuit in Massachusetts' federal court, accused Florida of using “scarce taxpayer dollars” on “DeSantis’ immigration theater.”
“Florida's hard-working people are now on the hook for a million dollars for out-of-state lawyers to defend DeSantis' fraudulent scheme,” he said in a statement. “If you can't be fair, you should at least be frugal.”While opponents have called the transport a vicious political stunt, DeSantis has said his migrant relocation program is the"most effective" way to steer asylum seekers and other migrants away from Florida.
“If they get in a car with two other people, there's no way we're going to be able to detect that,” he said. State lawmakers gave the Florida Department of Transportation $12 million for the migrant relocation program. The money comes from interest earnings from Florida’s $8.8 billion portion of the Biden administration's American Rescue Plan. State spokespeople did not respond to questions about whether that money is being used for the legal costs."I'll tell you this, the Legislature gave me $12 million," DeSantis said in September.
So expect more taxpayer dollars to be spent on the relocations – especially as legal challenges mount.
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